Myanmar Exported Over 180,000 Tonnes Of Rice, Broken Rice In Apr-May

YANGON, Jun 14 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported over 180,000 tonnes of rice and broken rice in the first two months of the fiscal year 2024-25, earning over 91 million U.S. dollars, the Myanmar Rice Federation reported, yesterday. In Apr, the country exported 111,862 tonnes of rice and broken rice, with…

Four Dead In Nepal Landslide

KATHMANDU, Jun 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four members of a family were killed last night, in a landslide in Taplejung district, in north-eastern Nepal, a local official said, today. A couple and their twin daughters died in Phaktanglung Rural Municipality, after their house was buried in the debris. “All four were…

Mortal Remains Of Indians Dead In Kuwait Fire Brought Home

NEW DELHI, Jun 14 (NNN-PTI) – A special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, carrying the mortal remains of 45 people, who died two days ago, in a devastating fire in Kuwait, landed in the southern state of Kerala today, a state government official confirmed over the phone. The dead bodies…

Thai Central Bank Steps Up Measures Against Financial Fraud

BANGKOK, Jun 14 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s central bank is stepping up financial fraud prevention measures, after around 540,000 scam cases with damages worth more than 63 billion baht (about 1.71 billion U.S. dollars) were reported in the past two years. Nearly 200,000 mule accounts, those used to receive and transfer…

Pakistani Truck Carrying Cherries In Specialised Refrigerated Containers Reaches China

ISLAMABAD, Jun 14 (NNN-APP) — The first truck of Pakistan’s National Logistics Corporation (NLC), carrying six tonnes of cherries, in specialised refrigerated containers, successfully reached China Wednesday, via the Khunjerab Pass, a major land port on the China-Pakistan border. Another NLC truck is scheduled to depart from the country’s northern…

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in West Bank

RAMALLAH, Jun 14 (NNN-WAFA) – Three Palestinians have been killed, in an Israeli raid in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, a Palestinian official said, yesterday. The Israeli side informed the Palestinian liaison (security coordination office) that, the three young men were killed inside…

Uzbek Central Bank Maintains Key Rate At 14 Percent

TASHKENT, Jun 14 (NNN-UzA) – The Central Bank of Uzbekistan, said yesterday that, it has decided to maintain the key rate at 14 percent per annum. “In order to curb the impact of changes in energy tariffs on inflation expectations, the Board of Central Bank decided to maintain monetary conditions…

5.0-Magnitude Quake Hit Mindanao, Philippines

NEW YORK, Jun 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0, jolted Mindanao, Philippines, at 21:45:22 GMT last night, the GFZ – German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 9.10 degrees north latitude, and 126.69…

Iran, Iraq Vow To Promote Bilateral Cooperation

TEHRAN, Jun 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Caretaker Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, and Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, yesterday, highlighted the necessity to continue enhancing bilateral cooperation, especially in the fields of security, energy, education and transportation. In a meeting in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the two sides discussed…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 37,202: Health Authorities

GAZA, Jun 13 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll, as a result of the ongoing Zionist attacks on the Gaza Strip, has risen to 37,202, comprising mostly of women and children, Gaza health authorities said in a press statement, yesterday. During the past 24 hours, the Zionist army killed 38…